State v. Meeks

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 80

Syllabus

Evid.R. 611(A); Abuse of Discretion; Manifest Weight of the Evidence; Consecutive Sentences; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4). The trial court did not abuse its discretion by allowing the State to recall the victim for the limited purpose of identifying the appellant-defendant in the courtroom. The defendant-appellant's rape conviction in count three is not against the manifest weight of the evidence because it is well within the province of the jury to find the testimony of the victim more credible than that of the appellant-defendant. The trial court made the appropriate R.C. 2929.14(C)(4) findings necessary to impose consecutive sentences and the record supports the trial court's findings.